Resolution 2022-32304 RESOLUTION NO., 2022-32304
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PLANNING BOARD (THE "BOARD") AT ITS JULY 26, 2022 MEETING,
FOR THE BOARD TO EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE CITY COMMISSION TO INCENTIVIZE THE CREATION OF
AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH; AND FURTHER, REQUIRING THAT AS PART OF THIS
REFERRAL, ANY PROPOSALS OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT
INVOLVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER BE TRANSMITTED
TO THE CITY'S CHARTER REVIEW BOARD PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION, AND THAT ALL
PROPOSALS REQUIRING VOTER REFERENDUM APPROVAL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ITS CONSIDERATION
NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2023, PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE FOR
PLACING VOTER REFERENDUM INITIATIVES ON THE BALLOT FOR
THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission has identified the need for workforce
and affordable housing in the City as a key objective in the City's 2019 Strategic Plan:
Through the Lens of Resilience; and
WHEREAS, in the City's 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the Mayor and City
Commission has prioritized workforce and affordable housing, with the express goal "to
encourage redevelopment that provides workforce and affordable housing" within the
City; and
WHEREAS, South Florida is currently in the worst housing affordability crisis in
the last 40 years, and providing affordable and workforce housing is a priority; and
WHEREAS, at its July 26, 2022 meeting, the Planning Board (the "Board") held a
discussion regarding affordable and workforce Housing, and as part of that discussion,
unanimously passed a motion recommending to the City Commission that the Planning
Board study and make recommendations to incentivize the creation of affordable and
workforce housing, with such process to run concurrently with the Charter Review Board
process that will be taking place within the next year; and
WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Mayor and City Commission wish to refer
this matter to the Planning Board, to study and make recommendations to incentivize the
creation of affordable and workforce housing in the City for the City Commission's
consideration, and, should any recommendations require voter approval, to remit such
recommendations to the Mayor and City Commission by May 31, 2023, to allow the City
Commission appropriate time to review and address the recommendations before the
2023 election ballot deadline; and
WHEREAS, furthermore, if any recommendations involve proposed amendments
to the City Charter, the Board shall remit those recommendations to the Charter Review
Taskforce for its review prior to consideration by the City Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept the recommendation of the Planning Board (the "Board") at
its July 26, 2022 meeting, for the Board to evaluate and make recommendations to the
City Commission to incentivize the creation of affordable and workforce housing in the
City of Miami Beach; and further, require that as part of this referral, any proposals or
recommendations that involve amendments to the City Charter be transmitted to the
City's Charter Review Board prior to consideration by the City Commission, and that all
proposals requiring voter referendum approval be submitted to the City Commission for
its consideration no later than May 31, 2023, prior to the deadline for placing voter
referendum initiatives on the ballot for the November 7, 2023 election.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this IV day of Ppkilidt°,/ , 2022.
ATTEST:
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: September 14, 2022
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PLANNING BOARD (THE "BOARD")AT ITS JULY 26, 2022 MEETING, FOR
THE BOARD TO EVALUATE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
CITY COMMISSION TO INCENTIVIZE THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE
AND WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND
FURTHER, REQUIRING THAT AS PART OF THIS REFERRAL, ANY
PROPOSALS OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INVOLVE AMENDMENTS
TO THE CITY CHARTER BE TRANSMITTED TO THE CITY'S CHARTER
REVIEW BOARD PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY
COMMISSION, AND THAT ALL PROPOSALS REQUIRING VOTER
REFERENDUM APPROVAL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION
FOR ITS CONSIDERATION NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2023, PRIOR TO
THE DEADLINE FOR PLACING VOTER REFERENDUM INITIATIVES ON
THE BALLOT FOR THE NOVEMBER 7,2023 ELECTION.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Vice-Mayor Alex Fernandez, the above-referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the September 14, 2022
Commission meeting.
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City Code Section 2-14?
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